Study programmes A-Z

Programme start

Winter semester

Academic structure

You will begin with basic modules to learn key foundations in methodology and public administration in the following courses: empirical research in politics and public administration, introduction to public administration, budget and finances. In the course of your studies you will choose one of the following courses:

• Human resources and organisation
• Strategy and leadership

In the advanced module you will attend courses from the field of public administration and management.

Please check the Exam regulations (partly in German) for more information about the programme structure.

Hear from students and lecturers
In our interview series, students talk about their subject, teachers explain the department's research and tell you what topics they cover in seminars and lectures.

• Three Questions to Niklas, B.A. Politics and Public Administration
• Three Questions to Friederike, B.A. Politics and Public Administration
• Three Questions to Fernando, B.A. Politics and Public Administration

Get an impression
Discover online lectures and websites with more information about your prospective subject.

• Information page for the study of Politics and Public Administration
• Lecture Recordings (Politics and Public Administration)
• Interview: Humboldt-Professor Dr. Anke Höffler

The department concentrates especially on an empirical-analytical approach to administration science and provides you with a firm grounding in the foundations of quantitative research methods. As a result, a command of mathematics at upper secondary school level is essential. The courses are taught in German and English. You need good English skills already at the start of your studies to read the relevant international literature.

Foreign language skills
You do not have to proof any foreign language skills.

Language(s) of instruction

The languages of instruction and examinations are German and English.

The same general entry requirements apply for the major and minor: General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or equivalent.

For details, please see the admission regulations.

All students enrolled at the University of Konstanz are charged a semester fee each semester, similar to all other German universities. Here you can find the current semester fee and its individual components.

Tuition fees for first degree studies for certain international students
Since winter semester 2017/18, the state of Baden-Württemberg has required some international students to pay tuition fees for their first degree studies. The following students are not required to pay tuition fees: citizens of a country within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), doctoral students and certain “Bildungsinländer” (e.g. non-EU citizens with a German “Abitur”). More detailed information can be found here.

Each year, the University of Konstanz grants exemptions to a limited number of particularly gifted international degree-seeking students in accordance with the university’s “Begabtenbefreiungssatzung” (statutes governing the exemption of gifted students). More detailed information can be found here.

Tuition fees for second degree studies for all students
All students are required to pay tuition fees for their second degree studies. More detailed information can be found here.

This study programme has admission restrictions.

Application documents

During the online application process, you will need to enter various kinds of information (school grades, attendance periods etc.) and upload various PDF documents. Please make sure that you have the relevant documentation ready. This may include:

• your Abitur certificate (German general higher education entrance qualification)
• documentation of any volunteering you may have done (FSJ, FÖJ etc.)
• any documentation about vocational training you may have completed
• any other required documents (medical certificate etc.)

An electronic assistant will guide you through the application process. Required fields are marked by an asterisk (*).